NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Charity number: 236629
Charity reporting is up to date (26 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The federation, through its blind and partially sighted membership, seeks to promote a better quality of life for all visually impaired people through local activities at branch level and nationally through campaigning.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £73,282
Total expenditure: £87,029

Total income includes £5,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NFBUK (Working name)
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR K FARRELL Chair
TRANSPORT FOR ALL
Received: On time
Tesfai Berhane Trustee 11 January 2024
None on record
Jill Allen-King Trustee 11 January 2024
LIVING WITHOUT SIGHT LTD
Received: On time
Clive Lever Trustee 30 September 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Ann Silver Trustee 24 September 2022
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DISABLED PEOPLES MOVEMENT
Received: On time
Dr Devaki Sivasubramanian Trustee 12 September 2020
None on record
MR A HODGSON Trustee 29 July 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £283.52k £22.28k £44.01k £58.55k £73.28k
Total expenditure £60.53k £56.22k £66.54k £96.46k £87.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 November 2024 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 November 2024 26 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 March 2024 133 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 March 2024 133 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 November 2022 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 November 2022 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 February 2022 107 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 November 2020 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 November 2020 12 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RULES AS AMENDED AT MEETING OF 6TH JUNE 1964 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 25TH/26TH MAY 1974 AND 27TH MAY 1979 AND 29TH SEPTEMBER 2002, AND 25TH, 26TH SEPTEMBER 2004 AND 2 OCTOBER 2010.

Charitable objects

THROUGH REPRESENTATION AND CAMPAIGNING, THE FEDERATION STRIVES TO IMPROVE ASPECTS AND QUALITY OF DAILY LIFE FOR ALL BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, AND DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE AND THOSE WHOãS SIGHT IMPAIRMENT IS PART OF MULTI DISABILITY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
National Federation of The Blind
Sir John Wilson House
215 Kirkgate
WAKEFIELD
WF1 1JG
Phone:
01924291313
Email:
admin@nfbuk.org
Website:

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